Robert M. Henrici

Long time New Canaanite passes
Robert M. Henrici
Passed away on April 17, 2025
Robert was born in Stamford, CT in 1937 He was the son of Susie Chase Henrici and Henry F. Henrici. Formally of New Canaan since 1942. He attended the University of Bridgeport and served in the US Army at Fort Dix, NJ and Fort Hill, OK. Robert was the owner of Henrici's Land Surveying business in New Canaan, CT. He was president of the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors and also President of the New Canaan Lions Club. He served as Vice Chairman of the New Canaan Park and Recreation for 9 years. He and his wife Carol moved to Newburyport in 1988 and became very active in the Byfield Parish Church. He was chairman of the Trustees. He also volunteered 22 years at Anna Jaques Hospital. He dearly loved his family; he and Carol had 3 children, Robert M. Henrici, MA; Susan Kehoe, CT (Dan Kehoe), Caroline Nielsen, ME. seven grandchildren, Jesper Henrici, Hannah Cartagena(Tony Cartagena), John Michael Kehoe(Gillian Berrow), Chase Rao(Sid Rao), Calloway Kehoe, Ella Nielsen, Cooper Nielsen. In addition, eight great-grandchildren, Brooklyn, Maelyn, Markus, Mia, Mason, Romi, Juniper, and Bodhi. He has two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Chase, and Stephen Hopkins, also he was a member of the Mayflower Society. He and Carol(d.2015) moved to Riverwoods in Exeter NH in 2011. Robert served on the Dining Committee for 6 years and 4 years as Chairman. In 2019 he decided to take art lessons in Acrylic with a wonderful private teacher. Robert enjoyed painting landscapes. He had an art show at Riverwoods with 24 paintings and was in the Riverwoods calendar twice. Lastly, he enjoyed being one of the chairmans of the Woodworking Committee.
The Celebration of Life will be May 23rd at 1:30 pm at Riverwoods, 7 Riverwoods Dr., Exeter, NH.
**Donations may be made to the First Congregational Church in Kingston,
PO Box 203 Kingston, NH 03848.
https://kingstonfcc.org/give